Vehicle wheel



Patented dan. 16, i923.-

HARRY M. CDATES, OF DETRQIT, MICHIGAN.

'ramona waarin.

Application iled February 14, 1921. Serial llo. 4.4.4.-,374.

To all whom t 17mg/ cmwem:

- Be it known that 1,`HARRY M. CoA'rEs,

a-citizen of the United States of America,

residing at Detroit, in the county ofi/Vayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and yuseful Improvements in Vehicle lVheels, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

' This invention relates to disk wheels and has special reference to a double disk wheel having a body portion composed of a hub, spaced disks thereon, and a tire' supported by the peripheral edges of the disks.

the 'above type wherein one of the disks is smaller than the other. and the small'disk provided lwith a detachable tire engaging member which will cooperate with the large disk in holding a tire relative to the body of .the wheel. The detachable member when in place represents a continuation of the small disk, and it is in this Connection that said disks are alike when manufactured, but

one of 'said disks is circumerentially cut at its| marginal edges so that the peripheral. portion of the disk may be utilized as a tire supporting or rim member, and said member is provided with an annular reinforcement which will correctly position the member relative to the small disk and at the samev time. permit of fastening means being utilized for connectingthe disks together, with the detachable member in place for holding a tire.

yThe construction entering into the wheel will be hereinafter described and then claimed, and reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a vertical cross sectional view of a double disk wheel in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the wheel;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the wheel, partly broken away and partly in section;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged side elevation of a portion of the small disk and its detachable member,'and

Fig. 5 is across sectional view of the detachable member;

In the drawing, the reference numeral 1 denotes a conventional form 'of hub. and on Said hub are flanges 2 with an annular filler 55 member 3 therebetween, and mounted be- My invention aims to provide a wheel of ble disk wheel body.

The large disk 4 has its peripheral edges shaped to provide a clencher tire engaging l rim 8,and the disk 5 is made the same way, but thls disk is circumferentially cut, as at 9, so that its peripheral clencherv tire engagv ing rim portion will constitute a detachable member, designated 10. With this member `cut from the disk 5 which makes said disk smaller in diameter than the large disk et, it is possible to fit the detachable member 10 on the edges of the small disk 5 so as to represent a continuation thereof.

Mounted Abetween the disks 4c and 5 is an outer annular filler member 11 which cooperates with the inner liller member 34 in maintaining the disks 4 and 5 in spaced relation. The peripheral edges of thesmall disk 5 80 do not occupy the entire space of the filler member 11 so as to provide clearance for the detachable member 10, and said detach able member may be mounted against the outer filler member 11 with its tire engaging 85 portion 12 opposed to the similar portion of the large disk 4, so as to cooperate with the large disk in supporting the clencher edges 13 of an outer tire casing 14.V rllhe outer tire casing 14. is shown as seated directly onthe peripheral edges of the disk and the outer filler member.

Brazed, spot welded or otherwise connected to the detachable member 1() is a ring or retaining member 15, and` this ring has its outer edge bracing the tire engaging portion 12 of the detachable member, while the inner edge of the rim is adapted to overlap the edges of the disk 5, as best shown in Fig. 1. The ring 15 therefore defines the 100 position of the detachable member 10 on the small disk 5, and with said ring lixedly secured to the detachable member 10 it is as though integral.

rllhe outer filler member 11, the disk 4 105 and the ring 15 are provided with alining openings and the disk 5 and detachable member 1,0 have the confronting edges thereof recessed to provide openings 17 which will register with the openings 16 and per- 110 ,mit of holt-s lend nuts 19 or other fastening means being employed for holding the detachable member 10 relative to the Wheel loodyl Suitable provision is mede for inlating a, pneumatic tire mounted on the Wheel, and While in the drawing there is illustrated a, preferred embodiment oi my invention, it is 'to be understood lthat the structural ele,- Inents are susceptible to such variations and modifications es *fell Within the scope of the appended claims.

l. A disk Wheel having disks for supporting a tire, seid disks having peripheraledges supporting the tire, one of 'the disks having its peripheral portion in the form of e detachable member which is set on the body of the disk end overlaps the body thereof.

2. ln e, double disk Wheel, a lergefdisk, e smell disk, end e detachable rim member set on the smell disk, es a continuation -thereof and having its inner edges overlap said smell disk so that seid Vrim member may/ cooperate with said large disk in snpportlng a tire.

3. A vehicle wheel having disks, provided with tire engaging edges, one of said disks being eircumferentially out to make its engeging edge e detachable member, and means on the detachable member of said disk to define its position on said disk.

4. A vehicle Wheel es in claim 3, chemioterized by said ineens bracing the edge of the detachable member and extending on to the outer :face of the supporting disk.

ln testimonyvvhereof l affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY M. COATES.

Witnesses:

ANNA M. Donn, KARL H. n'rnnn. 

